Pesq. Vet. Bras. 35(12):941-946, dezembro 2015 DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2015001200001
Gastrointestinal parasites of swine raised in different management systems in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1 Alynne S. Barbosa2*, Otilio M.P. Bastos3, Laís V. Dib2, Mayara P. de Siqueira3, Matheus L. Cardozo3, Luiz Claudio Ferreira4, William T. Chaves2, Ana Beatriz M. Fonseca5, Claudia M.A. Uchôa3 and Maria Regina R. Amendoeira2
ABSTRACT.- Barbosa A.S., Bastos O.M.P., Dib L.V., Siqueira M.P., Cardozo M.L., Ferreira L.C., Chaves W.T., Fonseca A.B.M., Uchôa C.M.A. & Amendoeira M.R.R. 2015. Gastrointestinal parasites of swine raised in different management systems in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 35(12):941-946. Laboratório de Toxoplasmose, Instituto de Oswaldo Cruz (FioCruz), Prédio 108, sala 32/34, Avenida Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, RJ 21045-900, Brazil. E-mail:
[email protected] From 2012 to 2013 were surveyed gastrointestinal parasites from pig farms located in different municpaliyies in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Fecal samples from 790 pigs were collected from the rectum on 88 family farms and 702 farms with industrial production. The samples were subjected to Faust et al., Sheather, Ritchie, Lutz and direct examination faecal techniques. The estimated parasite prevalence was 93.1% in family farms and 59.1% in industrial farms. Balantidium coli, coccidia and Entamoeba sp. were the parasites with the highest frequencies, and the male and female reproductive categories and fatteners pigs the most infected (p
